usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml • 4 months agoTIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square1 fedilinkarrow-up113
arrow-up113external-linkTIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml • 4 months agomessage-square1 Commentsfedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml • 6 months agoTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsplus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square6 fedilinkarrow-up154
arrow-up154external-linkTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsplus-squareusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml • 6 months agomessage-square6 Commentsfedilink
Comrade GitGud@lemmy.ml • 7 months agoTIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square2 fedilinkarrow-up113
arrow-up113external-linkTIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareComrade GitGud@lemmy.ml • 7 months agomessage-square2 Commentsfedilink
loopy@lemm.ee • edit-28 months agoTIL most ancient texts were read out loud and it was strange if someone read to themselfplus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square8 fedilinkarrow-up150
arrow-up150external-linkTIL most ancient texts were read out loud and it was strange if someone read to themselfplus-squareloopy@lemm.ee • edit-28 months agomessage-square8 Commentsfedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml • 8 months agoTIL about forced molting where chickens are intentionally starved for 7-14 days to increase their rate of egg production afterwardsplus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square1 fedilinkarrow-up162
arrow-up162external-linkTIL about forced molting where chickens are intentionally starved for 7-14 days to increase their rate of egg production afterwardsplus-squareusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml • 8 months agomessage-square1 Commentsfedilink
baitsmithy@lemmy.dbzer0.com • 9 months agoTIL that SQLite has only five data typesplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square5 fedilinkarrow-up138
arrow-up138message-squareTIL that SQLite has only five data typesplus-squarebaitsmithy@lemmy.dbzer0.com • 9 months agomessage-square5 Commentsfedilink
baseless_discourse@mander.xyz • edit-29 months agoTIL Canadian Bacon is Not a Canadian Thing; Hawaiian Pizza, On The Other Hand, Is Invented in Canada.plus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square0 fedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118external-linkTIL Canadian Bacon is Not a Canadian Thing; Hawaiian Pizza, On The Other Hand, Is Invented in Canada.plus-squarebaseless_discourse@mander.xyz • edit-29 months agomessage-square0 Commentsfedilink
Wistful@discuss.tchncs.de • 9 months agoTIL that holding a left mouse button pressed over a youtube video, speeds it up x2 until you release the buttonplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square2 fedilinkarrow-up143
arrow-up143message-squareTIL that holding a left mouse button pressed over a youtube video, speeds it up x2 until you release the buttonplus-squareWistful@discuss.tchncs.de • 9 months agomessage-square2 Commentsfedilink
Joe Robinette Mama@lemm.ee • 1 year agoTIL that a year after an officer pleaded guilty to lying to a judge to get the warrant to search Breonna Taylor's apartment, no one involved has served a day of jail timeplus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square2 fedilinkarrow-up1167
arrow-up1167external-linkTIL that a year after an officer pleaded guilty to lying to a judge to get the warrant to search Breonna Taylor's apartment, no one involved has served a day of jail timeplus-squareJoe Robinette Mama@lemm.ee • 1 year agomessage-square2 Commentsfedilink
Vordimous@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoTIL The sunrise/set duration changes throughout the yearplus-squareimagemessage-square0 fedilinkarrow-up149
arrow-up149imageTIL The sunrise/set duration changes throughout the yearplus-squareVordimous@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square0 Commentsfedilink
Veritas@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoTIL on 1934 business leaders plotted to overthrow President Roosevelt and they weren't punished because they were too powerfulplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1 fedilinkarrow-up1108
arrow-up1108message-squareTIL on 1934 business leaders plotted to overthrow President Roosevelt and they weren't punished because they were too powerfulplus-squareVeritas@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square1 Commentsfedilink
Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works • 1 year agoTIL - Laboratory experiments show that bacteria really do eat and digest plasticplus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square0 fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL - Laboratory experiments show that bacteria really do eat and digest plasticplus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works • 1 year agomessage-square0 Commentsfedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoTIL of "feedback" where the pork industry intentionally feeds dead disease-infected piglets and their feces to adult breeding pigsplus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square0 fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL of "feedback" where the pork industry intentionally feeds dead disease-infected piglets and their feces to adult breeding pigsplus-squareusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square0 Commentsfedilink
Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee • 1 year ago[TIL] Lobster's have two bladders that are located beneath their brain. They release urine to communicate with each other.plus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square2 fedilinkarrow-up12
arrow-up12external-link[TIL] Lobster's have two bladders that are located beneath their brain. They release urine to communicate with each other.plus-squareThanks4Nothing@lemm.ee • 1 year agomessage-square2 Commentsfedilink
CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one • 1 year agoTIL John Astin, the father of Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), auditioned for the part of Gandalf, & had previously starred in Peter Jackson's horror comedy 'The Frighteners'plus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square0 fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL John Astin, the father of Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), auditioned for the part of Gandalf, & had previously starred in Peter Jackson's horror comedy 'The Frighteners'plus-squareCeruleanRuin@lemmy.one • 1 year agomessage-square0 Commentsfedilink
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works • edit-21 year agoTIL The first black hole visualization was rendered by hand from punch card computer results in 1979plus-squareimagemessage-square1 fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11imageTIL The first black hole visualization was rendered by hand from punch card computer results in 1979plus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.works • edit-21 year agomessage-square1 Commentsfedilink
MarcellusDrum@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoTIL Steven Russell escaped from prison by using laxatives to fake AIDS, then called the prison posing as a doctor, asking for prisoners interested in an experimental treatment, and volunteered.plus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square0 fedilinkarrow-up12
arrow-up12external-linkTIL Steven Russell escaped from prison by using laxatives to fake AIDS, then called the prison posing as a doctor, asking for prisoners interested in an experimental treatment, and volunteered.plus-squareMarcellusDrum@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square0 Commentsfedilink
cybercitizen4@lemm.ee • 1 year agoTIL the Microsoft font 'Calibri' was used to expose corruption in Pakistan because documents written in Calibri could not be from an earlier year than 2007, revealing the possibility of forgery.plus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square0 fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL the Microsoft font 'Calibri' was used to expose corruption in Pakistan because documents written in Calibri could not be from an earlier year than 2007, revealing the possibility of forgery.plus-squarecybercitizen4@lemm.ee • 1 year agomessage-square0 Commentsfedilink
musicalcactus@midwest.social • edit-21 year agoTIL How scientists shave ants, and also the ant hair has very cool reflective properties.plus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square0 fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL How scientists shave ants, and also the ant hair has very cool reflective properties.plus-squaremusicalcactus@midwest.social • edit-21 year agomessage-square0 Commentsfedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml • edit-21 year agoTIL the pig farming industry uses horse blood farms to extract PMSG - which is then used to force pigs into pregnancy more quicklyplus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square0 fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL the pig farming industry uses horse blood farms to extract PMSG - which is then used to force pigs into pregnancy more quicklyplus-squareusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml • edit-21 year agomessage-square0 Commentsfedilink